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  • New DOD policy affects future allotments

    The Defense Department financial management regulation will be amended to prohibit the use of certain allotments Jan. 1, 2015.The policy change prohibits new allotments for the purpose of purchasing, leasing or renting personal property.Existing allotments will not be affected."They're getting rid

  • Force support facilities to change hours for holidays

    During the holiday season, many 81st Force Support Squadron offices and facilities will be closed or have reduced hours of operation.Airman and family readiness center (Sablich Center and Levitow Annex) - closed Dec. 25-26, Jan. 1.Arts and crafts center - closed Dec. 24-Jan. 2.Bay Breeze Collocated

  • Campaign to Zero tests training, gets results

    The 81st Training Group held its third "Campaign to Zero" Dec. 4, at the Vandenberg Community Center and Levitow Training Support Facility.Staged as an "evening of decompression" for good behavior, more than 800 technical school Airmen attended to dance, watch movies, play pool, and stay up late.

  • Keesler winds up uneventful hurricane season

    Keesler and the Mississippi Gulf Coast were spared from nature's wrath for the six-month Atlantic hurricane season that ended Nov. 30.It's the second year in a row that Keesler has dodged any named tropical storms, according to forecasters at the base weather office."We had a fairly slow season,

  • Decorate for fire safe holiday season

    As the holiday season approaches, we're all looking forward to special gatherings and celebrations with friends and loved ones. It's a time to decorate our homes in our own special way to make the holiday a memorable event.Holiday decorations can be joyful but also dangerous if improperly used,

  • The fall semester ends with CCAF graduation

    The Community College of the Air Force presented 163 associate degrees to 145 enlisted students at the Fall 2014 Commencement Ceremony, Nov. 4 at the Bay Breeze Event Center.Col. George Tombe, 81st Training Group commander, presented the diplomas, and Senior Master Sgt. Heather Moody, Mathies